Earthling in Uncharted Dimensions

Chapter 231: Trolling The Trolls

Outside the System Space, in the reality.

Lee sat on his bed staring at the Map. He rubbed his chin as he thought of a way to solve the upcoming Essence crisis. He skimmed over the Map, quickly moving from one place to another at the speed of his thoughts.

Many million thoughts were processed by his brain in seconds. After closing the Map, he concluded his search.

"The Trolls, it is."

After mumbling to himself, Lee exited his room and walked to the principal's room.

*knock knock*

Erikko granted permission to enter and he promptly went inside. His eyes met the principal hitting on his chair, and Ganga sitting across the table.

Without any further ado, Lee spoke up.

"Principal, I would like to go out of the campus to train for a day."

Lee did not expose his actual intention to the principal. Instead, he simply conveyed that he wanted to go out of the campus to train.

Erikko did not respond verbally but nodded in consent. Lee immediately bowed and took his leave.

Lee moved like the wind after exiting the office. A gust of wind rippled through the building as he left the premises.

Leaping onto the terrace of the nearby building, Lee advanced in the northern direction. The speed with which he moved, enabled him to float in the air. His feet never actually touched the rooftops, but kicked the air beneath him.

'Trolls, here I come.'

As soon as he saw the city gate, the Flight was activated and he rose into the sky like an arrow. He easily flew at an altitude of 3 kilometres over the walls protecting the city.

At the moment, his speed had surpassed the actual Dexterity value. It was because the Wind Element Soul had enveloped him which nullified the drag and resistance. It also gave him a boost which made him soar at deafening speed.

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When the time was 10 minutes to 8 AM, Lee Shen had descended at the entrance of the Troll caves. Through the Interface, Lee saw the underground network beneath his feet like an X-ray machine.

The disclosed network of tunnels exposed the presence of all the Trolls underground. Without wasting a moment, he disappeared into the dark and inconspicuous cave, hiding in the plain sight.

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Like a roller coaster ride, Lee Shen scurried through the dark tunnels. The path twisted and diverged as he went forward, but the assist of Interface was more than a blessing.

The Trolls could not react in time and had no space to evade the oncoming projectile. The winding and coiling paths had made the possibility of a sonic boom an imagination, but the resonance of his cannonball shuttling through the network was loud and clear.

Before they could register what was happening, the Trolls disappeared into the EsGen storage. Since the storage did not cause harm to any lifeforms, Lee Shen did not hesitate to absorb every Troll in the cave network. Infants, toddlers, adults and old age were indiscriminately taken into the EsGen.

Though he was shuttling like a lightning, the structure and complexity of the caves made him grow tired. But to his surprise, D notified that he had already dashed for over 60 kilometres through the tunnels.

'Damn. You really are not joking, right?'

[Not at all. The architecture of the cave system was complex and you sometimes had to go through the same path more than twice.

But if you calculate the distance you have explored through the Troll cave network, it is sure to surpass 47 kilometres.]

A few seconds later, Lee came to an abrupt halt. The path in which he currently was, inclined 30 degrees downward. The inclination was not a problem. The real reason for the halt was the flooded chambers of the network!

Through the Map, Lee saw that next 30% of the underground network was flooded completely. The presence of lifeforms in the water made him take a step backwards. As D and Hudson thought the action as a sign of retreat, the feet pushed his body forward and Lee dove into the water.

Waterworld was activated, and the water became his turf. With aquatic breathing, the problem of air shortage was solved. The Foresight interface adjusted the brightness of his eyes and the reality behind the darkness was disclosed to his eyes.

The water was thicker than normal. With ample brightness, Lee saw that the water was green in colour. The presence of moss and fungus inside the tunnels hinted him the origin of the colour.

Thin and long creatures could be seen swimming in the shadows and they were afraid of coming to Lee's vicinity. The unstirred water lacked any trail of a Troll's presence.

When Lee recollected his travel through the tunnels, he found that the Trolls lived in caves away from the waters. Although it was freshwater, D and Hudson wondered as to why these humanoid beasts have been cautious of this source.

[Lee, the dirt below you has some vicious beast.]

'What?'

Lee came to a stop and scanned his surroundings. In the narrow passage with room to occupy three or four people at a time, Lee suspended himself in the water and glanced at the mud below him.

A pair of eyelids opened and something shot at him instantly. Lee was quick enough to react and evade and twisted his body. His hand drew an arc and landed on the elongated marine animal's skin. The next instant, it disappeared from the water and appeared in the EsGen.

This sudden turbulence created a ripple in the water and many pairs of similar eyes glared at Lee. Before he could swim back to surface, he was swarmed by elongated aquatic animals.

[Hmmm..... I never expected to see Mud Eels in here.]

'Care to elaborate?'

[Mud Eel is a sneaky attacker. It is very fast and the depths of the ocean are their playground. They can be seen even in Trial Zone of the deep waters. Poison attributed aquatic beings.]

'Thanks for the info.'

The absence of Poison Immunity made Lee vigilant. But he was careful not to kill any of these little beasts accidentally. Thus he used his hands to teleport all the Eels that swarmed at him.

Seeing the mysterious disappearance of their comrades, the Eels were confused and began to hesitate to attack. Taking this opportunity, Lee propelled himself like an underwater jet and quickly fled the area.

[Lee, we are 740 metres below the ground.]